Second-placed teams of the respective Elite Groups and the Plate Group qualifier featured in the Pre-quarter finals on 28 April. Shafali Verma and Harleen Deol emerged as the all-round stars for their respective teams in Surat.
HP hold their nerves to knock Goa out of the tournament
Deol’s unbeaten knock of 84 helped Himachal Pradesh progress to the quarter-finals. Being put into bat, the Sushma Verma-led side put on 167/2 on the scoreboard. The India all-rounder and Nikita Chauhan (43) were involved in a 90-run opening partnership.
Goa’s chase, on the other hand, got off to a disastrous start as Anisha Ansari ripped through the top-order, leaving them reeling at 24/3.
When Goa looked down and out, skipper Shikha Pandey (77) and Tejashwini Duragad (40) stepped up. However, Deol came to the rescue again as she ended the 110-run partnership by dismissing Duragad. Shikha fell to Deol, too, as Goa fell short by 3 runs in the end.
Brief Scores: Himachal Pradesh 167/2 in 20 overs (Harleen Deol 84*, Nikita Chauhan 43) defeated Goa 164/7 in 20 overs (Shikha Pandey 77, Anisha Ansari 22/3, Harleen Deol 37/2) by 3 runs
Navgire stars again for Nagaland but her team fails to sail through
Qualifying from the Plate Group, Nagaland bowed out from the tourney on Thursday. But not before Kiran Navgire had struck another half-century. Navgire’s unreal form continued after Nagaland won the toss and chose to bat. She scored 56 off 44 balls, with five fours and three sixes.
Unfortunately, she did not receive much support from the other end as Nagaland could only muster 116/5 in 20 overs. Kerala chased the target in 18 overs, with opener Akshaya A remaining not-out on 57.
Brief Scores: Kerala 117/3 in 18 overs (Akshaya A 57*, P N Khemnar 23/2) defeated Nagaland 116/5 in 20 overs (Kiran Navgire 56, Darsana Mohanan 17/2) by 7 wickets
Shafali Verma leads by example to take Haryana to the quarter-finals
Openers Shafali Verma (65*) and Reema Sisodia (43) made short work of Jharkhand’s target as Haryana romped home to a nine-wicket victory in just 11.2 overs. Though Sisodia could not remain unbeaten, the duo had done the damage already.
Shafali was at her attacking best as her knock was studded with nine fours and three sixes. Earlier, Jharkhand lost wickets at regular intervals to manage 110/8 in their 20 overs. Verma added two wickets to her kitty with her off-spin bowling.
Brief Scores: Haryana 112/1 in 11.2 overs (Shafali Verma 65*, Reema Sisodia 43) defeated Jharkhand 110/8 in 20 overs (Monika 27, Shafali Verma 16/2) by 9 wickets